"Mad Magazine Presents Up The Academy" (1980): Watchin' Movies & Dyin' Inside - Technically a Comedy

Описание: I watch another movie and see whether or not it's amazing or if I start dying inside. Today's feature: 1980's "Mad Magazine Presents Up The Academy", directed by Robert Downey Senior. Everyone's favorite satirical periodical finally has a big-screen, motion picture to it's name. Whether they want it or not.

Apparently Mad Magazine tried to disassociate from this poorly conceived comedy made to cash in on National Lampoon and "Animal House". And they did. For a while. Actor Ron Liebman, one of the few highlights of the film, had his name taken off it. And director Downey called it "One of the worst f**king things in history".

So yeah. A real barrel of laughs, this one. But, it's got a stellar 80s soundtrack. So not a total loss.

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00:00 Introduction
01:15 Watching the Movie
12:01 Dying Inside?